FIRST - Key Route Electric Train - Oakland, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 49.584 W 122° 15.163
10S E 565764 N 4186817
A plaque about the first key route electric train in Oakland, CA.
Waymark Code: WM84M1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2010
Views: 3
"On this spot on June1, 1904, the first key route electric train arrived to the welcome by a crowd of excited residents. From a new ferry pier on on the bay off Emeryville, it had brought officials and guests to a dedication ceremony here. Key founded and president "Borax" Smith, welcomed the crowd to the largest form of public transit. In 1937 a new station was built for steamlined trains which started running over the Bay Bridge in 1939. Train time from here to the First and Mission Street in the city was 27 minutes. The last train left from here at 6.45 PM on Sunday, April 19, 1958."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 06/01/1904
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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